Top Seasons by Lions Defenses

Season Roster Games Points Per Game
1 2011 Cliff Avril (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), Stephen Tulloch (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Amari Spievey (S), Eric Wright (DU) 16 19.56
2 2017 Ezekiel Ansah (DT), A’Shawn Robinson (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Quandre Diggs (DU) 16 18.38
3 2013 Willie Young (DT), Nick Fairley (DE), DeAndre Levy (LB), Rashean Mathis (CB), Glover Quin (S), Louis Delmas (DU) 16 17.44
4 2014 Jason Jones (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), Cassius Vaughn (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), James Ihedigbo (DU) 16 15.69
5 2004 James Hall (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), James Davis (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Brock Marion (S), Bracy Walker (DU) 16 15.5
6 2010 Cliff Avril (DT), Ndamukong Suh (DE), DeAndre Levy (LB), Alphonso Smith (CB), Louis Delmas (S), Chris Houston (DU) 16 14.69
7 2003 James Hall (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Barrett Green (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Terrence Holt (S), Otis Smith (DU) 16 14.44
8 2023 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), Brian Branch (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Ifeatu Melifonwu (DU) 17 14.12
9 2024 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Jack Campbell (LB), Brian Branch (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Carlton Davis (DU) 17 13.76
10 2025 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), Tyleik Williams (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), Terrion Arnold (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Brian Branch (DU) 10 13.5
11 2005 Cory Redding (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Nate Wayne (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Kenoy Kennedy (S), R.W. McQuarters (DU) 16 12.81
12 2019 Trey Flowers (DT), A’Shawn Robinson (DE), Devon Kennard (LB), Justin Coleman (CB), Tracy Walker (S), Darius Slay (DU) 16 12.75
13 2006 Cory Redding (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Paris Lenon (LB), Dre’ Bly (CB), Terrence Holt (S), Jamar Fletcher (DU) 16 12.75
14 2015 Ezekiel Ansah (DT), Caraun Reid (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Quandre Diggs (DU) 16 12.63
15 2001 Robert Porcher (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Chris Claiborne (LB), Todd Lyght (CB), Kurt Schulz (S), James Hall (DU) 16 12.38
16 2018 Romeo Okwara (DT), Damon Harrison (DE), Jarrad Davis (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Quandre Diggs (S), Devon Kennard (DU) 16 12.19
17 2022 Aidan Hutchinson (DT), (DE), Alex Anzalone (LB), Jeff Okudah (CB), Kerby Joseph (S), Jerry Jacobs (DU) 16 11.75
18 2007 (DT), Shaun Rogers (DE), Paris Lenon (LB), Fernando Bryant (CB), Kenoy Kennedy (S), Ernie Sims (DU) 16 10.88
19 2009 Jason Hunter (DT), Sammie Lee Hill (DE), Julian Peterson (LB), Phillip Buchanon (CB), Louis Delmas (S), DeAndre Levy (DU) 16 10.69
20 2012 Cliff Avril (DT), Nick Fairley (DE), Stephen Tulloch (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Don Carey (S), Drayton Florence (DU) 16 10.63
21 1999 Robert Porcher (DT), James Jones (DE), Chris Claiborne (LB), Robert Bailey (CB), (S), Andre Collins (DU) 16 10.5
22 1962 (DT), Roger Brown (DE), Joe Schmidt (LB), Dick LeBeau (CB), Yale Lary (S), Night Train Lane (DU) 14 10.29
23 2021 Alex Anzalone (DT), Levi Onwuzurike (DE), Julian Okwara (LB), Amani Oruwariye (CB), Tracy Walker (S), AJ Parker (DU) 17 10.18
24 2016 Devin Taylor (DT), A’Shawn Robinson (DE), Tahir Whitehead (LB), Darius Slay (CB), Glover Quin (S), Nevin Lawson (DU) 16 10.13
25 2020 Romeo Okwara (DT), Nick Williams (DE), Jamie Collins (LB), Amani Oruwariye (CB), Duron Harmon (S), Darryl Roberts (DU) 16 9.19